Orienting the Interactive Screen

You must configure and align SMART Notebook to respond accurately when you press the interactive screen. You can provide this information by performing an orientation: a simple process of pressing firmly and precisely on a target displayed on the screen.

Although the interactive screen is oriented by default, you can orient it again to ensure precision.

NOTE: You can change the precision of the orientation level.

To orient the interactive screen

  1. Open the SMART Notebook control panel.

  2. Press Orient/Align the SMART Product.

TIP: On some interactive whiteboards, you can press both pen tray buttons simultaneously to start the orientation procedure.

Targets appear on the screen.

  1. Press the center of each target in the order indicated on the screen. The computer registers the point on the interactive whiteboard where you remove your finger or pen from the screen surface.

The orientation procedure involves touching 4, 9, 12 or 20 targets, depending on the orientation level you select.

NOTES

To effectively orient the interactive screen, press an area near each target, and then slide your finger or pen to the center of each target's cross hairs before removing it. Keep your finger or pen at a right angle to the screen.

You can reorient a target by pressing the two pen tray buttons simultaneously or the LEFT ARROW key on the keyboard.

If you want to close the orientation screen before finishing the orientation procedure, press ESC. Otherwise, the orientation screen closes after you press the last target.

To orient multiple interactive screens

If your computer is connected to more than one SMART product, you need to provide further information to SMART Notebook so that it knows which interactive screen to orient.

  1. Open the SMART Notebook control panel.

  1. Select SMART Hardware Settings.

The upper area of the control panel displays an image for each SMART product connected to the computer.

  1. Select the product you want to orient.

  2. Press Orient.

NOTE: Sometimes, the orientation screen appears on the interactive screen for your primary SMART product instead of the interactive screen you want to orient. If this happens, press SPACEBAR until the orientation screen appears on the interactive screen you want to orient.

  1. Touch the center of each target in the order indicated. The computer registers the point on the interactive whiteboard where you remove your finger or the pen tool from the screen surface.

The orientation procedure involves pressing 4, 9, 12 or 20 targets, depending on the orientation level you select.